BOK IN TIME
ADESPERATE TRY in the corner, a conversion from the touchline and a 52m penalty. That is what decided the 2009 British & Irish Lions series in South Africa.
The final score in the second Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria was 28-25 to the Springboks, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. The aggregate points tally was actually 74-63 in the Lions’ favour after they comfortably won the final fixture, but that could not alter the result of the series itself.
That middle Test was brutal and intense, dramatic and controversial. Turn over for the memories of three members of the South Africa set-up who played a significant role in conquering the men in red…
THE COACH
Before looking at the second Test of that Lions series specifically, it’s
